The Ward

Another sleepless night…

The nurse thought 2 ccs of morphine was enough…

…But the pain is still unbearable…

My jaw was completely shattered in the accident, I can even make a noise… I can’t tell them I’m still in pain…

Even if it was intact… my head would still be fully wrapped in bandages to protect my fractured skull…

My skull...

“Another inch in and he would not have survived,” I heard him say outside the door the first night. “The wooden shrapnel and nails nearly pierced his brain… Thank Celestia he can even think.”

Thank Celestia? Why would I thank her for this… Who would wish this upon anypony…

Every night is the same… I wait for the sleep inducing drugs to kick in and knock me out, but sometimes it isn’t enough. Sometimes the pain is too much and I can’t even shut my eyes. Other nights a small sound is made and it wakes me up, by then the drugs have worn off and I must endure the agonizing throbbing sensation throughout my immobile body until morning. Unable to move… Unable to sleep… and the pain never lets up…

Today marks one month since I was brought here from that terrible incident…

I was sent to foreclose an old barn on the outskirts of Ponyville, just outside of Sweet Apple Acres. I approached the barn and knocked on the door. The door opened on its own, so I assumed the owner was expecting me. I walked in and set my materials on the table in the middle of the barn, and began searching for the owner.

“Hello? Anypony home? I’m here on behalf of the Ponyville Board of Housing,” I said as I moved around in my quest for the owner. All of a sudden, I heard a very faint sound… a voice? I stopped for a moment to try to recognize it. I realized it was two voices, but they seemed very distant and blurry, though both sounded feminine. I could barely distinguish what was said except the last words: “Whatever you say, boss,” was what I heard.

Silence…

Out of nowhere, I heard loud crashes. I frantically looked around, and see wood falling from above. I looked up and saw the ceiling begin to collapse; the support beams were broken and there were at least a dozen holes in the sides and roof. Desperate, I began to start for the door, but did not think to watch my head. A large piece of lumber struck me in the head and felled me to the ground.

Before I had time to get up, more support beams fell on top of my body and crushed my legs. Helpless, I began to yelp for somepony to save me, but the crashes of the barn collapsing easily overpowered my voice. The foundation was falling all around me and I laid there praying for it to end. I didn’t think I’d make it out of that barn alive, but suddenly everything went still and silent. I was unable to get up and was covered in debris. I tried to talk, but dust covered the inside of my throat, and I could barely cough let alone talk. I began to hear voices talking again. This time there were three different ones, but the first two from before were a part of it. This time, I couldn’t make out what was being said, but the conversation shortly ended and all was silent for a while.

Unable to get up, I hoped my strength would return shortly and decided to rest for a moment. I looked up through the holes in the ceiling and saw the sky. It wasn’t a cloudy day, but something seemed out of place. I could barely make out a figure that was a slightly different shade of blue as the ocean of atmosphere above me. It looked like a Pegasus, only it was headed for the barn. Its shape began to grow, and I realized it was heading toward the barn itself. I could only hope it was a merciful soul who saw I was in distress. But then I realized… the figure was approaching way too fast! Was the Pegasus injured and falling? I could only wonder as it continued its blindingly fast decent towards the barn. After a few more moments, I realized it was a sky blue mare wearing goggles. She was coming in faster, and faster, and faster.

All I remember before blacking out was a great flash of a rainbow spreading outward…